Student Support Centers
SSHS operates Student Support Centers at schools throughout the district to provide support to students who are struggling socially, emotionally, behaviorally and/or academically.
At each center, a coordinator works closely with school staff to identify students in need of assistance. Once identified, social workers, family advocates, interns, and community partners work directly with students and parents to address issues that are of concern to them, drawing on other resources for additional support.
Supports We Provide
SCUSD’s SSC’s provide a spectrum of integrated support that spans the areas of youth development, family services, academic enrichment, health and mental health. Targeted primarily to low-achieving students, SSC services address critical student needs that pose barriers to learning. Services include:
Student Supports
- Advocacy
- Counseling
- Classroom Support
- Conflict resolution
- Dental Screening
- Mentoring
- Recreational Activities
- School Supplies, Uniforms
- Tutoring
- Enrichment Activities
Family Supports
- Case Management
- ESL, Citizenship Classes
- Health Insurance Links
- Home Visits
- Immunization Clinics
- Parenting Classes
- Parent Leadership
School-wide Supports
- Attendance Services
- Crisis Intervention
- SART Participation
- School Climate
- Student Success Team
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Translation Services
SCUSD Student Support Center History
SCUSD’s Student Support Centers (SSC) began in 1992 with support from the California Healthy Start program. SCUSD was particularly successful in obtaining these grants and established SSC’s at many of the district’s neediest schools.
Though Healthy Start grants were limited to five years of funding, many of these schools continued providing services after grant funding ended. Between 1992 and 2009, when the last Healthy Start grants were awarded, SCUSD received 14 operational grants to establish SSCs at 26 schools. Some of these 26 still remain, while additional sites continue to inquire about and bring SSCs to their school communities.
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